Creative Drawing with Oil Pastels
A course by Fortuna Studio
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Rediscover your surroundings by creating vivid illustrations with oil pastels and colored pencils
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 100% Positive reviews (4)
- 195 students

Rediscover your surroundings by creating vivid illustrations with oil pastels and colored pencils
- 100% Positive reviews (4)
- 195 students
- Online and at your own pace
- Audio: Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- 12 Lessons (1h 48m)
- Available from the app
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
- Unlimited access forever
Take a look around and consider the everyday objects around you. They’ve always been there, but...what if you could bring them to life through drawing?
Rediscover what’s around you and recreate it with oil pastels with Fortuna Studio, an illustration collective from Peru led by Pierina Másquez and José María Denegri.
In this course, learn how to use oil pastels and colored pencils to illustrate three different elements that are present in your day to day.

About this course
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Let's meet!
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U2U2. The wonders in the everyday
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U3U3. Exercising our observation
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U4U4. Let's do it
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FPFP Final Project
Start the course by getting to know Pierina Másquez and José María Denegri, the duo behind Fortuna Studio. Together, they share some of their main influences and inspiration, and highlight what sets their style of illustration apart.
Next, Pierina and José explain why everyday things are so important to Fortuna Studio. Then, get an overview of the course materials and learn how to use each of them.
Learn how to develop a series of exercises to practice your observation skills and define the everyday objects that you want to illustrate. Learn how to loosen up your drawing hand and discover the blind drawing technique. Make a doodle that will serve as the basis of your sketch and do some color tests.
To finish the project, focus on the lines and make sure to paint your piece from the inside out so that it stays clean and mess-free. Then, see how to apply some final touches to your drawing.
Let yourself be carried away and discover a drawing technique that can help transform your everyday life into something extraordinary.
What is this course's project?
Create a small illustrated collection of 3 everyday objects using oil pastels.

Who is it for?
For anyone, including beginning and professional illustrators, looking to capture their surroundings through a unique drawing technique which showcases their personality.
What you need
For this course, no prior knowledge is needed—only a desire to explore the drawing process.
Regarding materials, you will need an A4 notebook, a box of oil pastels, colored pencils, an eraser, a pencil, drawing fixative, a soft brush, and Post-its.

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A course by Fortuna Studio
Fortuna Studio is an illustration collective based in Lima, Peru that was formed by Pierina Másquez and José María Denegri in 2019. These visual artists and illustrators specialize in creating illustrations that reflect everyday life by using oil pastels and colored pencils.
Their style, their sensitivity, and their unique way of seeing the world has led them to collaborate with independent fashion brands like GARAJE, design stores like Ósmosis.pe, and editorial projects like @HERMANAS.
Contents
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U1
Let's meet!
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in this course?
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U2
The wonders in the everyday
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The day to day that surrounds us
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What materials are we going to use?
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Testing the materials
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U3
Exercising our observation
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Blind drawing
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The squiggle as a starting point
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Sketch and color test
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U4
Let's do it
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Border
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Inside out
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Lines and last details
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FP
Final Project
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Creative Drawing with Oil Pastels
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monkzilla
Ejercicios sencillos y prácticos que puedes ver reflejados en tu proceso creativo de una manera muy tangible, me gustó mucho la tabla de asosiación de ideas .
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mariusky_mc
Me ha encantado el curso. Nunca había trabajado con pasteles, pero lo explican todo tan claro y dan tantos tips que enseguida coges confianza. Lo recomiendo!
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jcrnoronha
Excelente curso, com técnicas que conduzem muito bem o aluno.
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carvalhoyana95
Até o momento estou gostando muito do curso e está abrindo a minha mente para novas possibilidades.
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